Maike Schröder, M.Sc.

Maike Schröder has been working as a staff scientist at the Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD) since November 2022. She is currently involved in a project to conceptualize and implement a primary care network for children with chronic diseases in Mannheim. Prior to joining the CPD, she worked as a research associate for three and a half years at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts in a project to develop a web-based planning tool for interventions to prevent childhood obesity in schools and municipalities.

In her bachelor's degree, Maike Schröder studied Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics (Oecotrophologie) at the University of Applied Sciences in Mönchengladbach. In 2019, she finished her master's degree in Nutritional Sciences at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen. In her bachelor and master's thesis, she already focused on obesity prevention in children and adolescents using qualitative research methods. Since June 2020, she is a PhD student at Osnabrück University and Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her research focuses on the preparedness and ability of municipalities for obesity prevention in childhood and youth (Community Readiness).

Projects

Conceptualization and implementation of a primary care network with family guides for children with special health care needs

Research Interests

• Healthcare research in childhood and adolescence
• Prevention of childhood obesity in municipalities (community readiness)
• Municipal health promotion

Methodological expertise

• Qualitative research methods
• Evidence syntheses (including scoping reviews)
• Application of the Community Readiness Model

Selected publications

Schröder M, Schnabel M, Hassel H, Babitsch B, 2022. Application of the Community Readiness Model to childhood obesity prevention: a scoping review. Health Promotion International 37(4) DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac120.

Schröder M, Berner R, Babitsch B, Hassel H, 2022. WEPI – Projekte zur Prävention von Kinderübergewicht webbasiert planen. Ernährung im Fokus 01: 051-053.

Schröder M, Berner R, Babitsch B, Hassel H, 2021. Web-based planning tool for obesity prevention in childhood and youth – first trial period. European Journal of Public Health 31.3 DOI: DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.161.

Schröder M, Babitsch B, Hassel H, 2021. Community Readiness – are municipalities prepared to prevent obesity in childhood and youth? European Journal of Public Health 31.3 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.509.

Schröder M, Brehme U, Rademacher C, 2019. Bewertung von Programmen der vorschulischen und schulischen Ernährungsbildung anhand eines Kriterienkatalogs. In: Rademacher C, Heindl I (Hrsg.). Ernährungsbildung der Zukunft. Maßnahmen und Wirksamkeit der Professionalisierung. Umschau Zeitschriftenverlag, Wiesbaden. S. 60-71.

Schröder M, Brehme U, Rademacher C, 2018. Evaluation of programs of nutrition education in pre-school and school age based on a criteria catalogue. Ernährungs Umschau 65(4): 72-79 DOI: 10.4455/eu.2018.015.